In the book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, the two main characters are Kenny and Byron Watson. Kenny, the younger of the two, is a smart, friendly fourth grader at Clark Elementary School. Byron, the oldest of of the Watson Family, in an ornery, rebellious sixth grade student. The brothers have a lot in common, but their differences also count. The brothers may have differences but they have stuff in common, they both like trips, they like the both really like the record player, they like hot dogs, they hate white people now, they like different kind of music, one is smarter than the other, one is good one is bad.
Byron, the oldest of the Watson family. is an ornery rebellious sixth grade student.